Ogyges, Ogygus or Ogygos (Greek: Ὠγύγης or Ὠγύγος) is a primeval mythological ruler in ancient Greece, generally of Boeotia, ^[1] but an alternative tradition makes him the first king of Attica. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly The word mythology (from the Greek grc μυθολογία mythología, meaning "a story-telling a legendary lore" Classical antiquity (also the classical era or classical period) is a broad term for a long period of cultural History centered on the Mediterranean The term ancient Greece refers to the period of Greek history lasting from the Greek Dark Ages ca Boeotia, Beotia, or Bœotia ( Greek: Βοιωτία - English biːˈoʊʃiə formerly Cadmeis was a region of Ancient Greece, north of the Attica (Αττική Attikí;) is a periphery (subdivision in Greece, containing Athens, the capital of Greece Though the original etymology and meaning are uncertain, the Greek word Ogygios (Ωγύγιος), meaning Ogygian, came to be synonymous with "primeval," "primal," or "from earliest ages. "^[2]

He is best known as king of the Ectenes or Hectenes who were the autochthones or earliest inhabitants of Boeotia, where the city of Thebes would later be founded. The Ectenes or Hectenes were in Greek mythology, the autochthones or earliest inhabitants of Boeotia, where the city of Thebes would later be Thebes ( Classic Greek Θῆβαι, Mod Θήβα) is a city in Greece, situated to the north of the Cithaeron range which divides ^[3] As such, he became the first ruler of Thebes, which was, in that early time, named Ogygia after him. Subsequently, poets referred to the Thebans as Ogygidae. ^[4]

This is specifically covered by Pausanias who, writing from his travels in Boeotia in the second century CE, says: "The first to occupy the land of Thebes are said to have been the Ectenes, whose king was Ogygus, an aboriginal. Pausanias ( Greek:) was a Greek traveller and Geographer of the 2nd century CE, who lived in the times of Hadrian, Antoninus The 2nd century is the period from 101 to 200 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. From his name is derived Ogygian, which is an epithet of Thebes used by most of the poets. "^[5]

But there are a number of competing stories about him in Greek mythology. Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and Heroes the nature of the world and the origins and significance According to the scholiast of Lycophron, it was the Egyptian Thebes that was the site of his kingdom. Lycophron was a Greek Poet and Grammarian (although the Oxford Classical Dictionary regards these as two different men Thebes ( Thēbai) was a city in Ancient Egypt located about 800 km south of the Mediterranean on the east bank of the river Nile ( Stephanus Byzantius, writing in the sixth century CE, says Ogyges was the first king of Lycia. Stephanus of Byzantium, also known as Stephanus Byzantinus ( Greek:; fl The 6th century is the period from 501 to 600 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era. "Sidyma" redirects here For the Moth Genus named thus see Sidyma (moth. In yet another version of the story, the Boeotian tradition is combined with that of another part of Greece: Ogyges was king of the Ectenes, who were the first people to occupy Boeotia, but he and his people later settled the area then known as Acte (Akte). Mount Athos (Όρος Άθως is a mountain on the Peninsula of the same name in Macedonia, of northern Greece, called in Greek Άγιον The land was subsequently called Ogygia in his honor but later known as Mount Athos. Sextus Julius Africanus, writing after 221 CE, adds that Ogyges founded Eleusis. Sextus Julius Africanus was a Christian traveller and Historian of the early 3rd century AD Elefsina (Ελευσίνα Ancient/ Katharevousa: Eleusis is a town and municipality about 20 km NW of Athens. ^[6]

Stories of his descent also differ widely. Besides Ogyges being one of the aborigines of Boeotia, there are tales that regard him as the son of Poseidon, Boeotus, or even Cadmus. In Greek mythology, Poseidon ( Greek:; Latin: Neptūnus) was the god of the Sea and as "Earth-Shaker" In Greek mythology, Boeotus (or Boiotos Βοιωτός was the eponymous source of Boeotia in Greece. Cadmus, or Kadmos (Κάδμος in Greek mythology, was a Phoenician prince son of Agenor and the brother of Phoenix, Cilix Theophilus, in the fourth century CE (ad Autol. Theophilus of Alexandria (died 412 was Patriarch of Alexandria, Egypt from 385 to 412 As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 4th century (per the Julian calendar and Anno Domini / Common era) was that Century ), says he was one of the Titans. In Greek mythology, the Titans ( Greek: Tītā́n; plural Tītânes) were a race of powerful Deities that ruled during the legendary

He was the husband of Thebe, from whom the land of Thebes in Greece is said to derive its name. His children are listed variously as two sons: Eleusinus (for whom the city Eleusis was named) and Cadmus (noted above as his father in other traditions); and three daughters: Aulis, Alalcomenia, and Thelvinia. Alalcomenia ( Ancient Greek:) was in Greek mythology, one of the daughters of Ogyges.

Efforts to link his legend to the biblical tradition have him living at the time of the Exodus of the House of Israel from Egypt. Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin Exodus ( Greek: έξοδος eksodos = "departure" is the second book of the Jewish Torah and of the Christian Old Testament. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. ^[7]

The first worldwide flood of Greek mythology, called the Ogygian deluge, occurred during his reign and derives its name from him—though some sources regard it as a local flood, such as an inundation of Lake Copais, a large lake once in the center of Boeotia. The story of a Great Flood (also known as the Deluge) sent by a Deity or deities to destroy Civilization as an act of Divine retribution is a Lake Copais, Kopais, or Kopaida (ancient Greek, modern) used to be in the centre of Boeotia, Greece, west of Thebes until the ^[8] Other sources see it as a flood associated with Attica. ^[9] This latter view was accepted by Africanus, who says "that great and first flood occurred in Attica, when Phoroneus was king of Argos, as Acusilaus relates. In Greek mythology, Phoroneus (Φορωνεύς was a Culture-hero of the Argolid, fire-bringer primordial king and son of the River god Argos ( Greek: Ἄργος, Árgos ˈaɾɣos is a city in Greece in the Peloponnese near Nafplio, which was its historic harbor Acusilaus ( Ancient Greek:) of Argos, son of Cabas or Scabras was a Greek logographer and Mythographer who lived in the latter half "

When this deluge has been considered global, a similarity is noticed with Noah's flood in the Bible. Noah (or Noe, Noach;; Nūḥ; Arabic: نوح; "Rest") was according to the Bible, the tenth and last of Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin Various dates have been assigned to the event, including 9500 BCE (Plato),^[10] 2136 BCE (Varro), and 1796 BCE (Africanus). Biography Early life Birth and family Plato was born in Athens Greece Marcus Terentius Varro (116 BC &ndash 27 BC also known as Varro Reatinus to distinguish him from his younger contemporary Varro Atacinus, was a Roman The 18th century BC was the Century which lasted from 1800 BC to 1701 BC ^[11]

Ogyges survived the deluge but many people perished. After his death, due to the flood's devastation, Attica was without kings for 189 years, until the time of Cecrops (Cecrops Diphyes). ^[12] Africanus says, "But after Ogyges, on account of the great destruction caused by the flood, what is now called Attica remained without a king one hundred and eighty-nine years until the time of Cecrops. For Philochorus asserts that that Actaeon who comes after Ogyges, and the fictitious names, never even existed. Philochorus, of Athens, Greek historian during the 3rd century BC ( d Actaeus ( Greek:) was the first king of Athens, according to Pausanias. "

Ogyges is possibly the namesake for the phantom island Ogygia, mentioned in Homer's Odyssey. Phantom islands are Islands that were believed to exist and appeared on maps for a period of time (sometimes centuries during recorded history but were later removed after Ogygia ( Greek:) is an island mentioned in Homer 's Odyssey book V as the home of the Nymph Calypso, the daughter of the Titan Homer ( Ancient Greek:, Homēros) is a legendary ancient Greek epic Poet, traditionally said to be the author of the epic poems the The Odyssey ( Greek: Ὀδύσσεια or Odússeia) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer.

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